2021 National Leaders Sacks - Games in August/September Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | Team | Yr | Pos | G | Sacks | Sack Yards | Sacks/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ty Shelby | La-Monroe | SR | DE | 3 | 5.0 | 36 | 1.67 |
| 2 | Javon Solomon | Troy | FR | BAN | 4 | 5.5 | 34 | 1.38 |
| 2 | Andre Carter II | Army | JR | OLB | 4 | 5.5 | 32 | 1.38 |
| 2 | Cody Roscoe | Syracuse | SR | DL | 4 | 5.5 | 24 | 1.38 |
| 2 | Jermaine Johnson II | FSU | SR | DE | 4 | 5.5 | 24 | 1.38 |
| 2 | Aidan Hutchinson | Michigan | SR | DE | 4 | 5.5 | 19 | 1.38 |
| 7 | Taylor Riggins | Buffalo | SR | DE | 3 | 4.0 | 30 | 1.33 |
| 7 | Sam Williams | Miss | SR | DL | 3 | 4.0 | 10 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Tavion Woodard | Ball State | SO | DL | 4 | 5.0 | 25 | 1.25 |
| 10 | Richard Jibunor | Troy | SO | BAN | 3 | 3.5 | 29 | 1.17 |
| 10 | Andre Anthony | LSU | SR | DE | 3 | 3.5 | 29 | 1.17 |
| 10 | Nick Herbig | Wisconsin | SO | OLB | 3 | 3.5 | 18 | 1.17 |
| 13 | BJ Ojulari | LSU | SO | DE | 4 | 4.5 | 35 | 1.13 |
| 13 | Kendy Charles | Liberty | FR | DT | 4 | 4.5 | 34 | 1.13 |
| 13 | Ali Fayad | W Mich | SR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 30 | 1.13 |
| 13 | Zachary Carter | Florida | SR | DL | 4 | 4.5 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 13 | Mohamed Kamara | CSU | JR | LB | 4 | 4.5 | 23 | 1.13 |
| 18 | Isaiah Foskey | Notre Dame | SO | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 41 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Blaze Alldredge | Missouri | SR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 37 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Josh Carr, Jr. | USM | JR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Sam Okuayinonu | Maryland | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 35 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Lukas Van Ness | Iowa | FR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 27 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Yasir Abdullah | Louisville | JR | LB | 4 | 4.0 | 26 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Tre Williams | Arkansas | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 23 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Boye Mafe | Minnesota | SR | DL | 4 | 4.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Felix Anudike-Uzomah | Kansas St | SO | DE | 4 | 4.0 | 16 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Tyleik Williams | Ohio State | FR | DT | 3 | 3.0 | 34 | 1.00 |
| 18 | Levi Bell | La Tech | JR | DL | 3 | 3.0 | 25 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Kevin Atkins | Fresno St | SR | DT | 5 | 4.5 | 18 | 0.90 |
| 30 | Victor Jones | Wyoming | SR | DT | 4 | 3.5 | 41 | 0.88 |
| 30 | Jeffrey Gunter | Coast Car | SR | BAN | 4 | 3.5 | 28 | 0.88 |
| 30 | J.J. Weaver | Kentucky | SO | OLB | 4 | 3.5 | 27 | 0.88 |
| 30 | Ralph Holley | W Mich | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 27 | 0.88 |
| 30 | Will McDonald IV | Iowa State | JR | DE | 4 | 3.5 | 27 | 0.88 |
| 30 | Kivon Bennett | Ark St | JR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 23 | 0.88 |
| 30 | Taijh Alston | WVU | JR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 21 | 0.88 |
| 30 | Habakkuk Baldonado | Pittsburgh | JR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 20 | 0.88 |
| 30 | Perrion Winfrey | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 19 | 0.88 |
| 30 | Will Choloh | Troy | JR | DT | 4 | 3.5 | 19 | 0.88 |
| 30 | Josaiah Stewart | Coast Car | FR | DE | 4 | 3.5 | 18 | 0.88 |
| 30 | Olakunle Fatukasi | Rutgers | SR | LB | 4 | 3.5 | 17 | 0.88 |
| 30 | Joe Ozougwu | Ark St | SR | DE | 4 | 3.5 | 16 | 0.88 |
| 30 | Jeff Pietrowski | Mich St | SO | DE | 4 | 3.5 | 14 | 0.88 |
| 30 | Luiji Vilain | Wk Forest | SR | DL | 4 | 3.5 | 10 | 0.88 |
| 45 | Drew Beesley | Mich St | SR | DE | 3 | 2.5 | 24 | 0.83 |
| 45 | Turan Rush | EMU | SR | DL | 3 | 2.5 | 24 | 0.83 |
| 45 | Darrian Beavers | Cincinnati | SR | LB | 3 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 48 | Chris Ojoh | NMSU | JR | LB | 5 | 4.0 | 30 | 0.80 |
| 49 | Thomas Rush | Minnesota | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 37 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Troy Hairston II | CMU | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 34 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Riley Sharp | Oregon St | SO | OLB | 4 | 3.0 | 31 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Phil Campbell III | Pittsburgh | SR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 27 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Stephen Herron | Stanford | JR | OLB | 4 | 3.0 | 26 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Lonnie Phelps | Miami (Oh) | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 25 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Jonah Laulu | Hawai'i | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 24 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Issiah Nixon | Texas St | FR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Maason Smith | LSU | FR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 22 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Van Fillinger | Utah | FR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 21 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Dax Hollifield | Va Tech | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Clarence Hicks | UTSA | SR | OLB | 4 | 3.0 | 20 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Viliami Fehoko | SJSU | SO | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Eyioma Uwazurike | Iowa State | SR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Jared Bartlett | WVU | SO | BAN | 4 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Durell Nchami | Maryland | JR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Terrance Taylor | Toledo | JR | OLB | 4 | 3.0 | 19 | 0.75 |
| 49 | T.D. Moultry | Auburn | SR | EDG | 4 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Ashton Gillotte | Louisville | FR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 17 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Andrzej Hughes-Murray | Oregon St | SR | OLB | 4 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Garret Fountain | SDSU | SO | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 16 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Haskell Garrett | Ohio State | SR | DT | 4 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Cullen Wick | Tulsa | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Ryder Anderson | Indiana | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Markees Watts | Charlotte | SR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 15 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Jeremy Meiser | N'western | SR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Marlowe Wax | Syracuse | FR | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 14 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Adam Anderson | Georgia | SR | OLB | 4 | 3.0 | 13 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Scott Matlock | Boise St | JR | DT | 4 | 3.0 | 12 | 0.75 |
| 49 | D'Marco Jackson | App St | SR | ILB | 4 | 3.0 | 11 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Eli Neal | Marshall | SO | LB | 4 | 3.0 | 11 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Ben Bell | La Tech | FR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Joe Evans | Iowa | JR | DE | 4 | 3.0 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 49 | TyJuan Garbutt | Va Tech | JR | DL | 4 | 3.0 | 8 | 0.75 |
| 83 | CJ Rias | USA | SO | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 22 | 0.67 |
| 83 | Shawn Jennings | USA | SR | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.67 |
| 83 | Khalid Duke | Kansas St | JR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 83 | Matt Henningsen | Wisconsin | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 83 | Zi'Yon Hill | La-Lafytte | JR | DL | 3 | 2.0 | 17 | 0.67 |
| 83 | Christian Bell | USA | SR | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 83 | William Kwenkeu | Temple | SR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 15 | 0.67 |
| 83 | Brendan Harrington | App St | JR | OLB | 3 | 2.0 | 12 | 0.67 |
| 83 | Daniel Grzesiak | Nevada | JR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 83 | Christopher Love | Nevada | JR | DT | 3 | 2.0 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 83 | Michael Shawcroft | SDSU | JR | LB | 3 | 2.0 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 83 | Jaylin Bannerman | Utah State | SR | DE | 3 | 2.0 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 95 | Mika Tafua | Utah | JR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 24 | 0.63 |
| 95 | Devin Phillips | CSU | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 24 | 0.63 |
| 95 | Xavier Thomas | Clemson | SR | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 23 | 0.63 |
| 95 | Noah Seiden | Tulane | SO | DE | 4 | 2.5 | 22 | 0.63 |
| 95 | Isaiah Thomas | Oklahoma | SR | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.63 |
| 95 | Kyon Barrs | Arizona | SO | DL | 4 | 2.5 | 20 | 0.63 |
Note: To qualify, player must have played in 75% of his team's games.